Romesco

Romesco or Romescu [ ru'mɛsku ] is a spicy, slightly hot sauce from the province of Tarragona in Catalonia. It is prepared from tomatoes, garlic, almonds, hazelnuts, dried peppers, bread crumbs, olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper.

Romesco accompanies fish dishes, grilled meat, vegetables, snails, and also the Catalan onion court Calçots. The sauce salvitxada, which is also served with calçots, romesco is very similar, but contains less tomato and more peppers.

The peppers used for Romesco is called in Spanish cuerno de cabra ( " goat horn "). If he is not available, it can be replaced with other dried peppers, for example, paprika chorizo ​​for production ( pimiento Choricero ).

• Catalan Cuisine
• Sauce